Candle holder and candle



Dec. 7, 1937, H FRATERNAU CANDLE HOLDER s Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 9, 1936 IN'VENTOR J Mr 5 K gwjlf/ jy A /RNEY I Dec. 7, 1937. FRATERNALI CANDLE HOLDER AND CANDLE Filed Dec; 9, 1936 s Sheets-Sheet 2 Dec. 7, 1937.

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Patented Dec. 7, 1937 PATENT OFFICE 2,101,136 GANDLE HOLDER AND CANDLE Henry Fraternali, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.

Application December 9,1936, Serial No. 114,892

.8 Claims. (01. 67-27) This invention relates to wax'candles and holders therefor especially candles designed for use in religious services;

A primary object is to providea wax candle with a plurality of replaceable wicks. 7

Another object is to provide a wax candle'that will burn evenly. A

7 Another object is to piovide a wax candle that will notdrip on the side thereof. w

Another object is to prevent draughts reaching thelighted end of the candle. Stillanother object is to provide a device for holding a wax candle in balanced upright posi- A further object is to providea device of this kindwith means for automatically keeping the candle in operative position during its consumption.

Another object is to provide a holder of this kind with means for preventing accidental extinguishment of the flame.

A further objectis to provide adevice of this kind with means forventilating the same.

Another object is to provide'a device of this kind with means for keeping the wicks in waxed Fig. 3 is a side View of an improved candle partly broken away.

Fig. 4- is a top plan view of the candle oiFig. 3.

5 is a detail view of the candle elevating mechanism.

Fig. 6 is a plan View of a.- detail of the elevating mechanism.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the wick and wax supporting plate and Fig; 8 is a top plan view thereof. I

Fig. 9 is a side view and Fig. 10 is a plan view of the wick mounting.

11 isa sectional view of of the holder. j g i Fig. 12 isa top'plan viewof the glass, enclo sure. V

the upper part Fig. 13 is a plan view of a modified form of Wax and wick supporting device.

Fig. 14 is an assembly view of a further modified form of candle elevating mechanism;

Fig. 15 is a side'view of a modified form of improved candle.

Referring to the drawings, the improvedv candle' holder, comprises a base 20, a "cylindrical housing or standardl I, a dome 22' mounted on a glass tube 23 on top of the housing and a cross 24 on top of the dome. A slot 25 may be formed. in the housing for inserting coino'fierin'gs which fall into a box or container 26 inside of the housing.

The housing 21' encloses" a wickless=wax candle 21 and mechanism for elevating tl'ieisam'e. The form of candle illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 con sists of an elongated cylindrical wax b'odyfil formed with alternating grooves 28 and v flange portions 29'. The lower surface of the body is formed with. a wedge shaped; protuberance 3 9. The upper end of the; body is formed with a con tral tapered depression. 3| and a circular groove 32 near the peripheral edge;

The mechanism for elevating the candle con sists of a cylindrical elevator members'ti; either hollow orsolid, made of' suitable light material, such as aluminum or wood or'the like, in the upper" surface of which member is formed a Wedge shaped depression 34. Formed integrally with the lower surface of the member 33' are radially disposed arms 35. Anchored to each arm' 35 is one end of a spiral compression spring 36, each spring being positioned in anelorrgated pipe 31. The other end of each spring is arich'ored to the upper end of the pipe. Each pipe is provided with an elongated slot 38' to permit the arm 35 to ride up and down. The upper surface of the member 33 forms' a seat for the candie 21, and the protuberance 30. thereon fits in the depression 34 to hold the candle on its seat.

The upper portion of the housing 2 l is formed with a dome shaped portion 39havin'g a central opening and an inner flange Ml; an intermediate grooved shoulder 4 I' and an outer grooved shoulder 42. I

Positioned in the central opening of the dome portion 39 is a metal disk or plate 43. This disk is provided atits center with an integral depending tapered cup 44 having'a closed bottom and having openings 45 in its side. The disk is also provided with a series of aligned grooved portions 46, each of which groovedportions is ,formeclwith spaced openings 41;

R'einovably and loosely mounted in" the cup 44 is a cork member 48 and supported by this cork and extending radially therefrom and therearound are a number of metal arms 49. Supported in a depressed portion of each arm having spring fingers 50 is a wick or taper i, which wick protrudes slightly above the arm. The portion of the arm supporting the wick 5| is positioned directly over the grooved portion 46 of the disk. When the candle 2'! is in position in its housing, the upper end thereof abuts against the disk 43 so that the cup 44 fits in the tapered depression 3| in the upper surface of the candle, and the disk grooved portions 45 flt in the circular groove 32 of the candle.

, Embedded in cement in a groove in the inner flange 40 is a glass ring 52.

Removably mounted on the dome 39 of the housing 2| and seated in shoulder 4| in the surface thereof is a glass enclosure 53. This enclo-.

sure has an open bottom portion and a closed top portion 54 of glass and metal. Aroundthe peripheral edge of the top portion are 'a plurality of spaced openings 55 and around the bottom are spaced openings 56. In the center of the top is an opening 51. This glass may be colored red or any other desired color. When in position onthe upper edge of the housing the glass enclosure surrounds the arms 49 with their wicks 5!. Removably seated on thetopportion of the glass enclosure over the opening 51 is a glass chimney 58.

The glass tube 23 is mounted on the outer shoulder 42 of the dome portion 39. This tube is provided withopenings 59.

In use, the candle 21 is placed on itsseat on the elevator 33 through a doorin the housing (not shown) and allowed to rise until its upper end abuts against the disk 43. The springs 36 normally press the elevator upward to keep the candle in abutting relationship. with the disk. The wicks 5| which are over the grooves in the disk are lighted. Three flames are illustrated to represent the Trinity. The flames from these wicks are visible through the glass enclosure 53 and tube 23. The necessary air for the flames passes through the openings 59 in the glass tube 23 and the openings 56 in the glass enclosure 53. The glass tube and enclosure however protect the flames against direct drafts thus preventing their accidental extinguishment, and also allowing the flames to burn evenly. The heat from the flames melts the top of the candle and the wax oozes through the openings 45 and 41 into the cup '44 and grooves 46 submerging the cork and arms 49, keeping the wicks properly waxed. The cork 48 floats on the melted wax in the cup 44 permitting it to move up anddown or around carrying the arms 49 around in an arcuate direction in the grooved portions 46. The glass ring 5?. prevents the melted wax from spilling over.

Fig. 14 illustrates another form of candle elevating mechanism in which the candle 27 is supported on a platform 16. Theplatform is connected at four points to a flexible member or cord 17. This flexible member passes around pulleys 83 and is fastened to a weight I8 which tends to pull down the flexible member and thereby elevate the platform and candle. The weight is movable in a receptacle 19 which contains mercury 80. This mercury varies the effective weight of the weight 18 as the candle burns, thus preventing quick downward move ment of said weight. I

The form of improved candle shown in Fig. 15 is similar to that shown-in Fig. 3 excepting that there is a single continuous spiral flange 8| instead of a plurality of flanges.

As shown in Fig. 13, the disk for supporting the wick mounting may be formed with three spaced depressions 82 instead of the elongated grooved portions 46. V

The weight 18 shown in Fig. 14 might take the form of a collapsible weight divided into a plurality of collapsible sections which would successively engage the support and prevent quick downward movement. In this case the weight would not move in a liquid.

I claim:

1. In combination, an elongated wax candle, a disk resting on the top of said candle and having depressed portions for holding wax, a. plurality of wicks floatingly supported in said depressed portions by said disk in engagement with the wax and mechanism for holding the candle and. disk in abutting relationship.

2. In combination, an elongated'wax candle, a disk resting on top of said candle and having depressed portions for holding wax, a plurality of wicks floatingly supported in said depressed portions by said disk in engagement with the wax and mechanism for holding the candle and disk in abutting relationship, said mechanism includ-. ing a spring motor and a member adapted to be moved by said motor into engagement with the candle. V

3. In combination, an elongated wax candle, a disk resting on top of said candle and having depressed portions for holding wax, a plurality of wicks floatingly supported in said depressed portions by said disk in engagement with the wax and mechanism for holding the candle and diskin abutting relationship, said mechanism -including a plurality of spiral springs and a member adapted to be moved by said springs into engagement with the candle.

4. In a device of the kind described, in combination, a housin a wickless wax candle therein, a wax holding disk, a plurality of wicks supported by said disk in engagement with the wax, a glass enclosure for said wicks, mechanism for holding the candle and disk in abutting relationship and means associated withthe glass enclosure for discharging the air in the enclosure.

5. In a device of the kind described, in combination, a housing, a wickless wax candle therein, a waxholding disk, a plurality of wicks supported by said diskin engagement with the wax, a glass enclosure for said wicks provided with a central opening, mechanism for holding the candle and disk in abutting relationship and a glass chimney over said central opening.

6. In a, candle holder, a housing, a wax candle therein, a movable platform supporting said candle, mechanism for moving said platform, a disk abutting one end of said candle, said disk having a perforated cup portion and perforated grooved portions adapted to receive melted wax, a cork member in saidcup portion, radial arms carried by said cork and extending into said grooved portions and a wick member carried by each radial arm. 7 a a '7. In a candle holder, a housing, a wax candle therein, a -movable platform supporting said candle, mechanism including a plurality of springs for moving said platform, a disk abutting one end of said candle, said disk having a per? forated cup portion and perforated grooved portions adapted to receive melted wax, a cork memher in said cup portion, radial arms carried by said cork and extending into said grooved portions, a wick member carried by each radial arm, a glass ring surrounding said disk, a glass enclosure having openings in its side and a central opening and a chimney on said glass enclosure in communication with said central opening.

8. In a candle holder, a housing, a Wax candle therein, a movable platform supporting said candle, mechanism including a plurality of springs for moving said platform, a disk abutting one end of said candle, said disk having a perforated cup portion and perforated grooved portions adapted to receive melted wax, a cork member in said cup portion, radial arms carried by said cork and extending into said grooved portions, a wick member carried by each radial arm, a glass ring surrounding said disk, a glass enclosure surrounding said glass ring, said glass enclosure having openings in its side and a central opening, a chimney on said glass enclosure in communication with said central opening, an upright member on the upper end of the housing, a dome supported on said upright member and an ornament on said dome, said chimney, dome and ornament having communication with the atmosphere.

- HENRY FRATERNALI. 

